Pay It Forward Flower

Pay it forward flower pattern

I hope you will make this and give one away to a friend or a complete stranger! Please use the hashtag #payitforwardflower and #spreadkindness too possibly. I write TAKE ME! on the tag too because often people do not take them as they think it is public art. Here is a photo of my flowers ready to go (and some Yarnified Love Bomb hearts started by the caring Nallie Radloff @nallieradloff on Instagram or her blog Nallie Makes.)

A flower to celebrate the wonderful creativity and support freely given by so many people! A simple flower that uses many crochet stitch sizes so it is good for beginners to practise or people wanting to use a variety of stitches.

I used 8ply cotton and a 4mm hook. Any yarn and a matching hook could be used.You will not need very much yarn to make each flower.Gauge is unimportant.

How to make a 2dc cluster (2dcc):1. Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook. (You should have 2 loops left now in total.)2. Yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, leaving last loop of this dc on the hook (there are now 3 loops on the hook).3. Yarn over, pull loop through all 3 loops on hook (this completes one 2dc cluster).

Small Flower(approx 6cm across)

Round 1Begin with a magic ring.Ch 3, dc, ch 3 * 2dcc, ch 3*Repeat from * to * 4 more times so that you have 6 spokes. Ss into the top of the first dc. Ch 1.

Round 2 * Sc into the ch 3 sp. Ch 3, then into the same sp work dc, sc, dc, ch 3, then sc in the same sp.Skip the next st. *Repeat from * to * 5 more times creating a total of 6 petals.Ss into the ch 1 of round 1. Finish off. Weave in ends.

Large flower(approx 9cm across)

Round 1Begin with a magic ring.Ch 3, dc, ch 4 2dcc, ch 4*Repeat from * to * 4 more times so that you have 6 spokes. Ss into the top of the first dc. Ch 1.

Round 2 * Sc into the sp, ch 6, then into the same sp work dtr, tr, dc, tr, dtr, ch 6, then sc in the same sp.Skip the next st. *Repeat from * to * 5 more times creating a total of 6 petals.Ss into the ch 1. Finish off. Weave in ends.